It really doesn’t happen that often.

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone may be an unusual name for a band, but it makes sense: basically a solo project by Owen Ashworth, the band uses mostly battery powered keyboards and electronics recorded on a four track. The results on his first three albums were intimate, ethereal electronic pop songs. On the most recent disc, “Etiquette,” Ashworth decided to expand his sound to include guitars, strings, pianos and so on, especially on songs like…

This past week, the District was filled with worried faces. The tension and uncertainty was palpable. News from the typical “official” sources had been filled all week with rumor and conjecture and the not knowing was starting to take its toll on a nervous city. By the time DCist got to the Wilson Building, you could see the beginnings of panic starting to seep into the voices of the gathered crowd. Above, on a ledge,…